Penguins News

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Pittsburgh Penguins have assigned defenseman Nick D’Agostino to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins from the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL), it was announced today. D’Agostino has collected a goal, three assists and two penalty minutes in five games with the Nailers this season. The 23-year old, second-year defenseman has also made one appearance for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. In 2013-14, D’Agostino posted 10 points (1G-9A) and 15 penalty…
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November 22, 2014 The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Jayson Megna from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford. Megna, 24, had a goal and an assist last night for the WBS Penguins in a 5-1 win at Albany. During the month of November, Megna has seven goals and nine points in eight contests for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Overall this season, the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida native leads the first-place…
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Penguins Remain Atop East Division Despite Two-Game Skid Weekly Rewind Fri., Nov. 14 – PENGUINS 3 vs. Lehigh Valley 1 In his first start since Oct. 21, goaltender Jeff Zatkoff made 21 saves to help lead W-B/Scranton to a 3-1 win over Lehigh Valley. Scott Wilson notched a goal and an assist in the win. Sat., Nov. 15 – PENGUINS 2 vs. Syracuse 3 Yanni Gourde found the back of the net twice for Syracuse before Mike Angelidis picked up the game-winner in the third period…
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Pittsburgh Penguins have assigned defenseman Nick D’Agostino and goaltender Eric Hartzell from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL), it was announced today In two appearances this season for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Hartzell has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.92 goals against average and a .882 save percentage. Hartzell, a 25-year old second-year pro, split the 2013-14 season between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Wheeling. He…
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Penguins in First Place After Sweeping Three-Game Weekend Weekly Rewind Fri., Nov. 7 – PENGUINS 3 vs. Hershey 2 (OT) With W-B/Scranton down by one and less than a minute left in regulation, Jayson Megna knotted the match with the extra-attacker goal before potting the game-winner at 1:01 of overtime to help the Penguins shock the Bears, 3-2 Sat., Nov. 8 – Penguins 6 at BINGHAMTON 4 Four rookie forwards found the back of the net - including Bryan Rust notching his second…
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November 5, 2014 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced today that forward Carter Rowney has been recalled from loan to the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL). Rowney is currently tied for the lead on the Nailers with seven points (1G-6A) in five games this season. The 25-year old second-year pro split last year between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Wheeling, chipping in two goals and two assists in 24 games for the Penguins. Despite appearing in just 39…
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Penguins Prepare for Three in Three This Weekend Weekly Rewind Wed., Oct. 29 – Penguins 2 at LEHIGH VALLEY 1 (OT) Matt Murray made a team season-high 42 saves and Jean-Sebastien Dea scored the game-winning power play goal at 4:58 of overtime to lift W-B/Scranton to the 2-1 win. Fri., Oct. 31 – Penguins 2 at NORFOLK 3 (OT) The Admirals edged the Penguins in overtime on the back of a three-point night (2G-1A) by Brandon Yip, who also netted the deciding tally at 1:14 of the…
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November 3, 2014 The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled defenseman Scott Harrington from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford. Harrington, 21, spent time with Pittsburgh earlier this season, but did not appear in any games. He has skated in seven AHL contests with WBS, collecting two assists. Last season the Kingston, Ontario native played his first professional season with WBS, producing 24 points…
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November 2, 2014 The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned forward Jayson Megna to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford. Megna has played in nine AHL games with WBS this season, tallying three points (2G-1A). The Pens return home again next Friday, November 7, when they will host the Hershey Bears at 7:05pm. Individual tickets for all Penguins home games are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena…
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October 30, 2014 The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Jayson Megna from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford. Megna, 24, has skated in nine AHL games with WBS this season, scoring two goals and adding an assist for three points. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Megna played in 36 NHL regular-season games with Pittsburgh last season, tallying five goals, four assists and nine points. He also suited…
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